insubstantial

Example Sentences

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But CBS is already full of people who think they know what they’re doing, who believe they represent hallowed tradition, the so-called Tiffany network, against which the Free Press must seem a tad insubstantial.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

Bold yet insubstantial, “Love Hurts” insecurely asks the score to do too much work, pounding away at a funky spy track before unconvincingly pivoting to something sincere.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2025

The UN's cultural agency said that despite "significant growth in production", the business of film-making across the continent was hindered by issues such as piracy, insubstantial training opportunities and a lack of official film institutions.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2024

The ads that failed were ultimately insubstantial, or otherwise objectionable.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2024

“He has the sweetest of smiles,” and with one insubstantial hand she stroked the child’s sparse blond hair.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman